dcrat | 0e6fc77a72dd0b4c8f8fe7607c92eac7cf5b0d607c9904e09d9fb1b2128a2e51

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
152s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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01-11-2024 08:13

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General

Target

-pril-main/ptjjsekfthse.exe
Size

631KB
MD5

4d95ea8721d0a84b69c2d60951a8a65e
SHA1

b3b9230b284c32e8d35c65b6b31d0a1b729c6d7c
SHA256

1aeaabc57a89dd8508a5e997236b91b3cd7e584dad94700fcad9d8637d2b926d
SHA512

7500b73aa452a6452fd6fe41df0fbffa96821918df34fcff2a29bf2072f5fdb02886fa0945f5d567fefcf30de6d042b4e17e6760bb5e5a3ceba11767316c3fee
SSDEEP

12288:Cr2N7ewZcHjHkoP19jpVgUbdxGU2NjCa8UQGqIJ7uHXNI8W2Zx:Cr2EEypVg4x8NmtjS+

Score

10^/10

dcrat infostealer persistence rat spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

DcRat
DarkCrystal(DC) is a new .NET RAT active since June 2019 capable of loading additional plugins.
rat infostealer dcrat
Dcrat family
dcrat

Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

ptjjsekfthse.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "explorer.exe, \"C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/\\ptjjsekfthse.exe\""	ptjjsekfthse.exe

Process spawned unexpected child process 3 IoCs

This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.

Processes:

schtasks.exeschtasks.exeschtasks.exe

description	pid	pid_target	process
Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process	4036	3080	schtasks.exe
Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process	3404	3080	schtasks.exe
Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process	4892	3080	schtasks.exe

DCRat payload 2 IoCs

Detects payload of DCRat, commonly dropped by NSIS installers.

rat

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral10/memory/2796-1-0x0000000000940000-0x00000000009E4000-memory.dmp	dcrat
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\ptjjsekfthse.exe	dcrat

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

ptjjsekfthse.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	ptjjsekfthse.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

ptjjsekfthse.exe

pid process

4688 ptjjsekfthse.exe
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

pid	process
4688	ptjjsekfthse.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

ptjjsekfthse.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ptjjsekfthse = "\"C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/\\ptjjsekfthse.exe\""	ptjjsekfthse.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ptjjsekfthse = "\"C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/\\ptjjsekfthse.exe\""	ptjjsekfthse.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

Processes:

ptjjsekfthse.exe

description ioc process

Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000_Classes\Local Settings ptjjsekfthse.exe
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
persistence execution

Scheduled Task
T1053.005

Processes:

schtasks.exeschtasks.exeschtasks.exe

pid process

3404 schtasks.exe
4892 schtasks.exe
4036 schtasks.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000_Classes\Local Settings	ptjjsekfthse.exe

pid	process
3404	schtasks.exe
4892	schtasks.exe
4036	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs

Processes:

ptjjsekfthse.exeptjjsekfthse.exe

pid	process
2796	ptjjsekfthse.exe
4688	ptjjsekfthse.exe
4688	ptjjsekfthse.exe
4688	ptjjsekfthse.exe
4688	ptjjsekfthse.exe
4688	ptjjsekfthse.exe
4688	ptjjsekfthse.exe
4688	ptjjsekfthse.exe
4688	ptjjsekfthse.exe
4688	ptjjsekfthse.exe
4688	ptjjsekfthse.exe
4688	ptjjsekfthse.exe
4688	ptjjsekfthse.exe
4688	ptjjsekfthse.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

ptjjsekfthse.exe

pid process

4688 ptjjsekfthse.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

ptjjsekfthse.exeptjjsekfthse.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2796 ptjjsekfthse.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4688 ptjjsekfthse.exe

pid	process
4688	ptjjsekfthse.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2796	ptjjsekfthse.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4688	ptjjsekfthse.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes:

ptjjsekfthse.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 4896	2796	ptjjsekfthse.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2796 wrote to memory of 4896	2796	ptjjsekfthse.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 3132	4896	cmd.exe	w32tm.exe
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 3132	4896	cmd.exe	w32tm.exe
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4688	4896	cmd.exe	ptjjsekfthse.exe
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4688	4896	cmd.exe	ptjjsekfthse.exe

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\-pril-main\ptjjsekfthse.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\-pril-main\ptjjsekfthse.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2796
- C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6xPpo26MbF.bat"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4896
- - C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exe
    w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2
    3⤵
    PID:3132
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\ptjjsekfthse.exe
    "C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/\ptjjsekfthse.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4688

C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
schtasks.exe /create /tn "ptjjsekfthsep" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/\ptjjsekfthse.exe'" /f
1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4036

C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
schtasks.exe /create /tn "ptjjsekfthse" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/\ptjjsekfthse.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3404

C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
schtasks.exe /create /tn "ptjjsekfthsep" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/\ptjjsekfthse.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f
1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4892

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

T1552

Credentials In Files

T1552.001

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\ptjjsekfthse.exe.log

Filesize
1KB

MD5
7800fca2323a4130444c572374a030f4

SHA1
40c9b8e0e5e7d72a5293f4010f2ccf21e637b4aa

SHA256
29f5645ac14353ac460858f52c856548f3aeb144b09eef672a6b4849bafe742e

SHA512
c8a7ad930b8c07007c7a67d8c32a2a4a401dcc34ab966e0e80901655fcbe1f5c95b72a195e6381b1de56c2c987eeab093d8e89891bec9e9684785c5d824b3554

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6xPpo26MbF.bat

Filesize
211B

MD5
5ba54ae4bf6ca0d1874fad695a13622b

SHA1
2aa44253c2f0d3891d0d076c080feb37b38c1a64

SHA256
97a298f2639c89c176cb408845367f1f69a5d45b038b028c204214c81c7e4c0b

SHA512
be0c526fe9160619498e63c66d644a2934dea003d0a2ee1715d5be9a04b38de76be2a46a77339c0de5e204d346f77b1bef02ac4fa1f7f2dbfcc4b2c7a12f5756

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\ptjjsekfthse.exe

Filesize
631KB

MD5
4d95ea8721d0a84b69c2d60951a8a65e

SHA1
b3b9230b284c32e8d35c65b6b31d0a1b729c6d7c

SHA256
1aeaabc57a89dd8508a5e997236b91b3cd7e584dad94700fcad9d8637d2b926d

SHA512
7500b73aa452a6452fd6fe41df0fbffa96821918df34fcff2a29bf2072f5fdb02886fa0945f5d567fefcf30de6d042b4e17e6760bb5e5a3ceba11767316c3fee

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memory/2796-0-0x00007FFE2DE13000-0x00007FFE2DE15000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2796-1-0x0000000000940000-0x00000000009E4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
656KB

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memory/2796-2-0x00007FFE2DE10000-0x00007FFE2E8D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2796-3-0x0000000001360000-0x000000000137C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2796-4-0x000000001B5A0000-0x000000001B5F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
320KB

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memory/2796-5-0x0000000002C40000-0x0000000002C56000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/2796-13-0x00007FFE2DE10000-0x00007FFE2E8D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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